diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/simple-sendfile/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/simple-sendfile/default.nix
index 9ad2bd4405b..9e8f638c65c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/simple-sendfile/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/simple-sendfile/default.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   sha256 = "1q9m9lxv9jfkn6a1lf07jcl4li3n5996df1qrfkfjq2n0bvn4qfj";
   buildDepends = [ network ];
   testDepends = [ conduit hspec HUnit network networkConduit ];
+  doCheck = false;
   meta = {
     description = "Cross platform library for the sendfile system call";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;